Isn't it interesting that Hillary Clinton said with certainty she was "dead broke" when she left the White House but now says she doesn't know exactly how wealthy she is. We do know that she has added at least $12 million to her net worth since quitting her job as Secretary of State.

Congress is really cracking down on the Department of Veterans Affairs, whose ineptitude has left thousands of veterans prevented from getting the benefits to which they are entitled. A House-Senate agreement places a cap of $360 million annually on bonuses handed out to VA bureaucrats.

President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Robert McDonald, was confirmed by the Senate without a dissenting vote. He will have the unenviable job of following Eric Shinseki, who resigned at the height of a scandal involving manipulation of records to cover up months-long delays for veterans to see doctors. McDonald is a former executive at Procter & Gamble. It will take more than his company's products to clean up the VA mess.